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唐人街

唐人街

Chinese

		someone from the Tang Dynasty	street
simp. and trad. (唐人街)		唐人	街

Noun

唐人街

Chinatown

Synonyms

中國城／中国城 (zhōngguóchéng)
華埠／华埠 (huábù)

References

Wu, Jingrong (ed.) (1985) The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY, Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969

Etymology

From 唐人 (tángrén, “person from the Tang Dynasty" > "a Chinese person”) + 街 (jiē, “street”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tángrénjiē

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tong⁴ jan⁴ gaai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thòng-ngìn-kiê

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tángrénjiē
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tangrrenjie
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tong⁴ jan⁴ gaai¹
  - Yale: tòhng yàhn gāai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tong⁴ jan⁴ gaai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ kɑːi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thòng-ngìn-kiê
  - Hakka Romanization System: tongˇ nginˇ gie´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tong² ngin² gie¹
  - IPA: /tʰoŋ¹¹ ɲin¹¹ ki̯e²⁴/